Browse Exhibits
Children's Literature in Special Collections
Curated by Karen Witt, 2009.
"Children's Literature: Selections from the Special Collections Department of Ellis Library" was originally an exhibit mounted in the Ellis Library Colonnade from October 1st-31st, 2009. This digital exhibit reflects the items displayed as well as additional volumes that were not included in the physical exhibit.
Children’s Literature of the Harlem Renaissance by African American Women
Curated by Adetokunbo Awosanmi, 2019.
The twenty-one books in the exhibit represent how invaluable the Harlem Renaissance was for African American children’s literature.
Kindred Kingdoms
Curated by Alla Barabtarlo, Kelli Hansen, and Julie Christenson, 2013.
This exhibit invites you to look at kinship in the kindred kingdoms of nature, placing man in relation to flora and fauna.
Leaders and Heroes
Curated by John Henry Adams and Courtney Gillie, 2020.
Every age, every race, has its leaders and heroes. ~ Ohíye S’a (Charles A. Eastman) Libraries tend to hold those materials that mainstream society values. Nowhere is this clearer than in the field of rare books. Because of the money required to assemble a strong collection of rare books, rare book collectors tend to come from positions of privilege and their collections reflect that privilege. Collectors have historically prioritized writings by culturally valorized authors. Rare books libraries,...
Many Happy Returns
Curated by Timothy Perry, 2016.
This exhibit brings together a selection of items associated with the most important literary anniversaries celebrated in 2016.
Science of Love
Curated by Timothy Perry, 2017. Online version constructed in 2018 by Kelly Filippone.
This exhibit presents the many faces of love as they appear in the literature of antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance. It covers both the theories of love found in philosophy and science, from Plato to Leon Abravanel, and more literary accounts of love, including Terence, Ovid, and theRoman de la Rose.
Winds of Change
Curated by Kelli Hansen, Timothy Perry, and Alla Barabtarlo, 2016.
This exhibition investigates the relationship between weather and time by questioning past perceptions, examining measurement and prediction practices, and surveying sources of historical data.